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Plant Cell Division Described Early work to describe cell division. "Walther Flemming (1843-1905)." (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dnalc.org/view/16235-Biography-7-Walther-Flemming-1843-1905-.html
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Virchow history, All Cells Come from Cells Wagner, R. P. (1999, March 1). Rudolph Virchow and the genetic basis of somatic ecology. Genetics, 151, 917-920. Retrieved from http://www.genetics.org/content/151/3/917
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Brief Cigarette Tax History Shows taxes on cigarettes came before widely accepted knowledge of negative health impacts. "Cigarette taxes." (n.d.). Retrieved from http://taxfoundation.org/tax-topics/cigarette-taxes
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Walther Flemming background informationZellsubstanz, Kern und Zelltheilung (Cell substance, nucleus and cell division) published by Walther Flemming "Walther Flemming (1843-1905)." (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dnalc.org/view/16235-Biography-7-Walther-Flemming-1843-1905-.html
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Thomas Hunt Morgan mutation discovery Lewis, E. B. (1998, April 20). Thomas Hunt Morgan and his legacy. Retrieved from http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1933/morgan-article.html
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Cites 1915 study about mouth cancer Schrek, R., Baker, L. A., Ballard, G. P., & Dolgoff, S. (1950). Tobacco smoking as an etiologic factor in disease. I. Cancer. Cancer Research, 10, 49-58. Retrieved from http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/10/1/49.full.pdf
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Chart of Tobacco Consumption over Time World War II coincided with a spike in tobacco consumption by Americans, which led to the 20 years of highest tobacco consumption in the US. Burns, D. M., Lee, L., Shen, L.Z., Gilpin, E., Tolley, H. D., Vaughn, J., & Shanks, T. G. (2015). Cigarette smoking behavior in the United States. In National Cancer Institute (Ed.), Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 8. (pp. 13-112
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Pap Smear Book Published Shepard, E. M. (2011, June 29). George Papanicolaou: Development of the pap smear. Retrieved from http://weill.cornell.edu/archives/blog/2011/06/george-papanicolaou-development-of-the-pap-smear.html
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Smoking linked to lung cancer "Inside the Tobacco Deal." (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/settlement/timelines/fullindex.html
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“Cervical Cancer in Virgins.” (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancers-in-general/cancer-questions/cervical-cancer-in-virgins No Cervical Cancer Found in Nuns.
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The thalidomide episode is a situation that led to the FDA having more stringent rules for new drugs and slows the movement of drugs from research to widespread use. Thalidomide, used to treat morning sickness, caused malformations and death of babies. <a href='http://guides.main.library.emory.edu/c.php?g=50422&p=32503 "All Americans will pull together...The federal government's evolving role in dealing with disaster: Thalidomide drug crisis 1960s." (n.d.). Retri9' >Thalidomide Information</a>
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Cigarette Tax informationAll states have a cigarette tax. "Cigarette taxes." (n.d.). Retrieved from http://taxfoundation.org/tax-topics/cigarette-taxes
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Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act DetailsForced label of "Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined that Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health" and prohibited radio and television advertisements for cigarettes. “Public Health Smoking Act of 1969.” (n.d.) Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20080305012949/http://tobaccodocuments.org:80/atc/71066088.html
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Herceptin FDA Approved “Herceptin (Trastuzumab) development timeline.” (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.gene.com/media/product-information/herceptin-development-timeline
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46 states and District of Columbia reach agreement with 5 largest tobacco companies on advertisement and payment to states. Master Settlement Agreement “Master Settlement Agreement.” (n.d.). Retrieved from http://publichealthlawcenter.org/topics/tobacco-control/tobacco-control-litigation/master-settlement-agreement
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Diagnosis and Overtreatment in Cancer
Controversial Recommendations on changing protocols for cancer screening. Esserman, L. J., Thompson, I. M., & Reid, B. (2013). Overdiagnosis and overtreatment in cancer: An opportunity for improvement. The Journal of the American Medical Association. 310(8), 797-798. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.108415 -
New England Journal of Medicine Study shows a combination of two medicines stopped the advancement of skin cancer in 58% of cases in a study of 945 patients. Larkin, J., Chiarion-Sileni, V., Gonzalez, R., Grob, J. J., Cowey, C. L., Lao, C. D.,...Wolchok, J. D. (2015). Combined nivolumab and ipilimumab or monotherapy in untreated melanoma. New England Journal of Medicine, 373, 23-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1504030
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Proton Beam Therapy "effective with fewer side effects" Howell, D. (2016, January 30). Proton beam cancer therapy ‘effective with fewer side effects.’ BBC News Health. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.com/news/health-35440016
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Scientists didn't know exactly if nutlins were causing self-destructiong of cancer cells are just suppression. It turns out that it is self-destruction. Wilson, A. (2016, February 24). Scientists discover secret to promising new cancer drug. Retrieved from http://www.wehi.edu.au/news/scientists-discover-secret-promising-new-cancer-drug
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Johnson & Johnson Talcum powder lawsuit.Johnson and Johnson forced to pay $72 million to family of deceased woman in Missouri. Morran, C. (2016, February, 24). Jury awards $72 million in Johnson and Johnson talcum powder cancer lawsuit. Retrieved from http://consumerist.com/2016/02/24/jury-awards-72-million-in-johnson-johnson-talcum-powder-cancer-lawsuit/